Obama launches historic campaign

Transcript of remarks as prepared for delivery To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who [...]

Obama: I’m ready to beat John McCain

Sen. Barack Obama accepted his party’s nomination for the presidency Thursday night. DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama laid out his plan to lead the country into an era of change as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, securing his place in history as the first African-American to lead a major party [...]

Obama’s Private Prayer ‘Leaked’

Senator Barack Obama probably thought that the prayer he penned in the solitude of his King David Hotel room in Jerusalem would remain between him and the Almighty. But an Orthodox Jewish student had other ideas. Following Jewish tradition, Obama donned a yarmulke and went to the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, where shortly before [...]

Obama: The Half-Billion-Dollar Man

Is Barack Obama worth $500 million? The Democratic Party is betting he’ll help bring in about that much — if not more. As the public face of the party, Obama is responsible for both his own campaign’s fund-raising and for that of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) — a combined estimated goal of $450 million. [...]

Obama sympathizes with victims of typhoon in RP

CHICAGO, Illinois – Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee in the 2008 US presidential polls, is offering his condolences to the victims of typhoon “Frank” (Fengshen), which battered the Philippines over the weekend. In a statement on Wednesday, Obama said that through President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, he was expressing his “sympathies to the [...]

Obama greets Pinoys on Independence day, recognizes Filvets’ contributions

CHICAGO, Illinois – Senator Barack Obama greeted Thursday (June 12) Filipinos all over the world in celebrating their 110th Philippine Independence Day. In a press statement released by the Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, the presidential Democratic nominee extended his warm wishes to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Filipino war veterans who fought alongside [...]

Clinton suspends campaign, approves support for Obama

WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton suspended her pioneering campaign for the presidency on Saturday and summoned supporters to use “our energy, our passion, our strength” to put Barack Obama in the White House. “I endorse him and throw my full support behind him,” said the former first lady, delivering the strong affirmation that her one-time [...]

Obama declares nomination victory

Barack Obama has declared himself “the Democratic nominee for president of the United States”. He was speaking to a cheering crowd on the last day of the primary season, as projections showed he had earned enough delegates to clinch the nomination. Of the states that voted, Montana was won by Mr Obama and South Dakota [...]

Obama claims ‘milestone’ in White House race

Barack Obama claimed a ‘milestone’ majority of elected delegates in the Democratic White House race, declaring after Tuesday’s two end-game primaries he was “within reach” of the nomination. Hillary Clinton, 60, thumped the Illinois Senator in Kentucky, but Obama, on a historic quest to become America’s first black president, hit back with his own triumph [...]

Feminists divided over Clinton and Obama

Feminists look to be divided over the two Democratic candidates. NEW YORK (AP) — No constituency is more eager to see a woman win the presidency than America’s feminists, yet — despite Hillary Rodham Clinton’s historic candidacy — the women’s movement finds itself wrenchingly divided over the Democratic race as it heads toward the finish. [...]